Thread: Crop selection
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Old 11-27-2020, 07:15 AM   #17
hal
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Buffalo, New York
Default Re: Crop selection

There are a lot of variables in farming: soil ph too high or too low, days where temperatures above a given level, sufficient water but not too much, etc. toss in pestilence and disease, and things get to be interesting. The potato Famine of Ireland is a perfect example of what happens where you rely upon one crop staple. Rye grows better in some soils than wheat due to either of, or both - soil acidity or temperatures. Some crops where used for ale. If you want ale production yields per given amount of grain, I’ll dig it up for you. If you want average yields of wool per sheep, I can dig it up. Alternatively, I can post a link to Amazon.com where you can buy a GOOD reference book for all of this by Professor Dyer that is worth picking up. Between Professor Dyer’s books and books by Gies and Gies, there should be sufficient stuff that will be worth reading.
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